Horse racing: Admire Mars wins NHK Mile Cup

Second-favorite Admire Mars won the NHK Mile Cup by half a length Sunday to claim consecutive Grade 1 victories.Italian jockey Mirco Demuro rode the colt across the line ahead of 14th-favorite Cadence Call and seventh-favorite Catedral, with officials separating the second- and third-place horses in a photo finish.Admire Mars moved to the front of the field following the final turn in the race for three-year-olds. The winner held off a strong late surge from Cadence Call on the outside."He's a really great horse. Whenever I ride him, I have a winning feeling," said Demuro, who rode Admire M…READ FULL ARTICLE